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Ghanaianborn director leila djansis awardwinning 3rd feature film starts lowkey, on a modest but adequate budget, with a doctor posted to a village clinic that is far from city life and badly needing repair. Watch with urban movie channel start your 7day free trial. Around 250 movies roughly 60% of which are exclusive to umc, featuring actors like monique and isaiah washington 2015s blackbird, garcelle beauvais and leon 20s and then there was you, and jay ellis 2016 s like cotton twines. Like cotton twines follows micah jay ellis, an american volunteer who teaches in a ghanaian village and. In addition to like cotton twines, rlj entertainment also acquired urbanworld film festival alum knucklehead, which screened in 2015. Published on dec 23, 2016 micah takes a teaching job in a ghanaian village, where he meets tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for an accident committed by her father. Like cotton twines is slated to premiere on rljes subscription video on demand service, urban movie channel umc in december 2016. Produced by djansis turning point pictures, it tells the story of tuigi, a 14yearold jss student in a small ghanaian village who has to become a trokosi, a slave to the gods as a punishment to atone for her. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jan 06, 2017 from risingstar director leila djansi, comes her latest film festival winner like cotton twines, starring jay ellis hbos insecure. Watch me in like cotton twines on urban movi stage 32.
In 2016, leila djansi directed like cotton twines an exploration of the practice of trokosi. A volunteer teaching at a school in africa tries to save one of his students from religious slavery. Micah brown jay ellis, an american english teacher thought his life in ghana was going to be serene and self satisfying until he discovers his student, 14 yearold tuigi ophelia dzidzornu is. Like cotton twines not available on your favorite video service.
Oct 03, 2016 like cotton twines is slated to premiere on rljes subscription video on demand service, urban movie channel umc in december 2016. Like cotton twines 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. The film will also be released on dvd in early 2017. Like cotton twines synopsis a volunteer teaching at a school in africa tries to save one of his students from religious slavery. Like cotton twines urbanworld 2016 interview duration. Ghana must go 2016 rebecca 2016 like cotton twines 2016 boxing day. Like cotton twines jay ellis ophelia klenam dzidzornu irene adotey 2016 an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offer. Dec 23, 2016 published on dec 23, 2016 micah takes a teaching job in a ghanaian village, where he meets tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for an accident committed by her father. Film independents artist development program offers free labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents yearround networking opportunities. An american volunteer takes a teaching job in a remote african village where he meets a tuigi, yearold girl who is to become trokosi. Like cotton twines 2016 cast and crew an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as. Adams apples film series 20112012 sasha 2012 potomanto 20 crime. Milwaukee film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to building a robust, communitybased film culture in the greater milwaukee area.
Released 2016, like cotton twines stars jay ellis, ophelia klenam dzidzornu, irene adotey, miranda bailey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Imdb everywhere find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Like cotton twines the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The film also won the best diaspora film at the 2012 san diego black film festival. An american volunteer teaching in a school in africa must save one of his students, a 14 year old girl from religious slavery. Micah brown, an american volunteer takes a teaching job in a remote ghanaian village where he meets tuigi, a year old girl who is to become trokosi, wife to the gods. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Like cotton twines 2016 an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as a slave to the. Katrina, his girlfriend, is losing the fight to help him as he starts hurting the people closest to her.
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